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BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED DECJ. I919.

PatefltedMar. 7, 1922,

IE Ciamam 13 mm I I i PATENT OFFICE.

IRA E. CLUM, OF LIMA, OHIO.

BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

Application filed December 9, 1919. Serial No. 343,466.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA Fl. CLUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for supporting a strand of barbed wire or the like beyond a fence at the top thereof so as to prevent live stock from climbing over the fence. One of the objects of the invention is to provide a bracket which can be attached readily to a fence post and which has means for holding a strand of barbed wire or the like in position, there being additional means on the bracket for engagement by said strand of wire when it is removed from the bracket so that the strand can be held back over the fence and out of the way as when it is desired temporarily to displace it to allow a person to climb the fence, or to permit a machine to travel close to the fence.

A further object is to provide the bracket with means whereby the strand of wire engaged thereby can be easily removed from or placed into engagement with the bracket.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing the pre ferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing I Figure l is a front elevation of a portion of a fence having the present improvement combined therewith.

, Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view showing the wire strand disengaged from the outer portion of one of its brackets and drawn back into engagement with its temporary holding means.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference P designates a fence post and F designates the fabric connected thereto. The brackets constituting the present invention are adapted to be secured :to the upper ends of the post. Each bracket includes a metal attaching portion 1 having an outstanding arm 2 preferably given a one quartered width as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The attaching plate 1 has a hook 8 struck outwardly therefrom and extending upwardly and thence inwardly toward the post. The arm 2 has a longitudinal slot near its outer end as indicated at 4 and opening into the middle portion of this slot is a V-shaped slot 5 extending from the upper edge of the arm 2. Notches 6 are preferably provided in the upper wall of the slot 1 at the ends thereof.

A brace strip 7 bolted or otherwise secured to the arm 2 extends downwardly and has an end 8 adapted to be fastened to the post by nails, bolts or any other suitable fastening means indicated at 9.

After the different posts of the fence have been equipped with brackets such as described, a strand 10 of barbed wire or the 7 like is inserted downwardly through the slot 5 and into the slot 4 where it will be firmly held, itbeing impossible to remove this strand of wire except by moving it along a tortuous path so as to follow the lines of the slots 5 and 4. Thus'live stock cannot accidentally disengage the barb wire from the arm; 2. Should it be desired to drive close to the fence or to climb over the fence, the barb wire can be removed to a point out of the way simply by lifting it from the slots in one or more of the arms 2 and then drawing it back and hooking it onto the hooks 3. The wire can subsequently be disengaged from the hooks and restored to its proper position in the slots 4.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a fence post, of an arm extending laterally therefrom and having a wire receiving lug in the outer end portion thereof, an attaching base at the inner end of the arm, and a hook upon the attaching base for holding a wire out of normal position when removed from the slot, and a plate connected to the arm for attachment to the post.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' v IRA E. CLUM.

Witnesses:

LEORA NIoHoLs, MARTIN NELLIs. 

